4 h. ago Crypto investor in New York charged in kidnapping and torture plot

John Woeltz, 37, being held without bail after allegedly beating, shocking and dangling man from five-story homeA cryptocurrency investor was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on Saturday morning and charged with kidnapping an Italian man and then beating and torturing him for several weeks, allegedly to extract cryptocurrency passwords.The 37-year-old crypto investor, John Woeltz, was arrested on Friday after allegedly torturing the man in a swanky home in the upscale Manhattan neighborhood of Soho. The victim reportedly escaped the five-story home on Friday and sought help from the police, who later arrested Woeltz. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Father gave gun to teen son to shoot rival gang in Los Angeles drive

Roberto Martinez allegedly took 14-year-old son on graffiti spree in downtown LA before shooting

Events

6 h. ago One dead, two injured after boat explodes on Hudson River in NYC — one week after Brooklyn bridge ship crash

Hazmat crews later worked to decontaminate the barge and assess methane levels

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7 h. ago 'Sexually motivated' school teacher made secret code with pupil and hid in her garden

Graham Coyle, who was a teacher at the private Christian River School until 2017, has been banned from teaching following a misconduct panel after multiple allegations

Society

8 h. ago Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident

Panahi, long censored and previously imprisoned in his home country, took top prize as Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent also honouredThe dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his drama It Was Just an Accident, inspired by his stints of imprisonment at the hands of the Iranian government.The film was the first made by the director after a ban on film-making was lifted – although he has continued to direct despite being expressly forbidden to do so. In 2011, a year after his first arrest, a copy of his drama This Is Not a Film was snuck into Cannes on a USB stick hidden in a cake. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Michael Gaine suspect 'revolted' by farmer's death after human remains found in slurry

Michael Kelley, who maintains his innocence in the Kenmare farmer's alleged murder, admitted he is heartbroken after dismembered remains were found in slurry on his land

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13 h. ago New arrest over escaped Louisiana prisoners as five fugitives still on the run

Another New Orleans woman has been arrested for allegedly helping some of the 10 inmates after they escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16

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13 h. ago Man wakes up to find 10,000 tonne cargo ship crashed into garden

A 10,000 cargo ship crashed into Johan Helberg's home in Norway but the sound of the collision did not even wake him up - the huge vessel was metres away from destroying his house

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14 h. ago Europe at risk of becoming ‘technological supplicant’ to US and China, says McMafia writer Misha Glenny

Discussion took place during The Independent’s daily News Review event at the 2025 Hay Festival

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15 h. ago Prince William prevented from 'very public insult' to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still very much estranged from their royal relatives and no longer speak to King Charles or Prince William. However, according to one royal expert, the Prince of Wales allegedly shielded his younger brother and sister in law from a 'very public insult'

Politics

16 h. ago Every parent's worst nightmare: Fears naive young Brits partying in Thailand are being targeted by gangs and duped into becoming drug mules after two women are 'caught smuggling narcotics'

The arrests of two young British women alleged to have been illegal drugs from Thailand have stoked fears tourists are being targeted by gangs to work as drug mules.

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16 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star's 'obsessed' teen stalker made chilling threat to murder family

An unnamed 'obsessed' teenager, who was convicted of stalking Strictly Come Dancing star Claudia Fragapane, allegedly told police that she planned on murdering the family

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16 h. ago 'Russian links to Starmer arson attacks' are probed by Government after three charged over alleged plot to set fire to two homes and car linked to PM

Government officials are investigating possible Russian links to the arson attacks at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer , it has been claimed.

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17 h. ago 'Interdimensional communicator' reveals exactly when aliens are coming to earth

Emily Eaton, who describes herself as a 'divine magick' to her 90,000 TikTok followers, used copper dowsing rods to allegedly allow an alien called Persephone to communicate with humanity

Politics

17 h. ago Thousands support Kneecap at first big gig since terrorism charge

Irish-language rap trio perform at London festival after member charged for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag• Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror chargeThousands of fans showed up to support Kneecap at a festival they headlined on Friday night, days after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.The Irish-language act performed at the Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park, south London, two days after band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London in November. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Livingston issue lifetime ban for 'mindless idiot' in alleged spitting incident at Premiership play

The club have taken action against a fan who allegedly spat at a Ross County coach during Thursday's first-leg draw

Politics

18 h. ago Trump’s Russia sanctions refusal leaves Europe with few options but to wait

Frustration is growing amid increasing signs US could wash its hands of Ukraine, but some observers counsel patienceGen Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump’s somewhat estranged special envoy on Ukraine, is said by some US diplomats to like to joke that the president did indeed say he would solve the Ukraine crisis in 24 hours, he just never specified which 24 hours.Dark humour may be all that is left to Europeans as they absorb not just Trump’s refusal to impose the promised “bone-crushing sanctions” over Russia’s rejection of a 30-day ceasefire but also the increasing signs that the administration will wash its hands of Ukraine and instead focus on forging a new economic partnership with Russia. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago We have a chance to prevent AI decimating Britain’s creative industries – but it’s slipping away | Beeban Kidron

The government has doubled down on a plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but we are fighting it at every stageBeeban Kidron is a film director and crossbench peer in the House of LordsFor months now, legends of music, literature, product design, the visual arts and more have been sounding the alarm about the British government’s plan to undermine copyright law. The fight kicked off when the government launched a consultation into regulating artificial intelligence with its own “preferred” outcome: letting AI companies steal copyrighted work by default unless the owners of that work “opt out”. But opting out is impossible to do without AI transparency. The plan is a charter for theft, since creatives would have no idea who is taking what, when and from whom.When the government stoops to a preferred outcome that undermines the moral right to your work and income, you might reasonably be angered. As Elton John said last weekend: “The government have no right to do this to my so...

Events

18 h. ago Turkish officials admit they've NO IDEA how British mother's heart went missing in hospital after she died on holiday fuelling growing suspicions

The Ministry of Health in Turkey has spoken out after a British mother died in mysterious circumstances on a family holiday and allegedly had her heart removed.

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19 h. ago Reason behind Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank's shock axing revealed by ITV

ITV Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank, who has played vicar Bill Mayhew for 11 years, has been axed from the soap and this is allegedly the real reason why

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